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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sunridge Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunridge Highlands and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Sunridge Highlands:
- 41.395773, -111.664657
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Sunridge Highlands
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Weber County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weber County
- Since Sunridge Highlands is near Cache County and also Box Elder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cache County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Box Elder County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Sunridge Highlands
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunridge Highlands ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Hills
- Eden Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Meadows
- Eden Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Village
- Evergreen Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Gardens of Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gardens of Eden is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens of Eden
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Former names for Huntsville:
- Hawkins Grove
- Huntsville Fort
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <1>
- Huntsville Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Huntsville Hollow is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Hollow
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Meadows
- Patio Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Patio Springs is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patio Springs
- Robins Roost
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robins Roost is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Roost
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Willow Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Creek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Wolf Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Village
- Wolf Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Star is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Star
How Far From Sunridge Highlands to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sunridge Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sunridge Highlands and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sunridge Highlands to Ogden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,723 miles [12,429 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,704 miles [9,179.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunridge Highlands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Sunridge Highlands to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunridge Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3958, Longitude: -111.6647 In this case, the coordinates for Sunridge Highlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.805 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.399 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.587 degrees. |
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